Bank of America Places Check Holds on Long-Tenured Business Customers Including Government Checks
Bank of America imposes multi-day check holds on deposits from 15-year business customers, even for government-issued checks that carry minimal default risk. Loyal business customers are treated identically to new accounts, with no trust differentiation based on relationship history. This delays cash flow unnecessarily and signals a lack of customer-centric risk modeling.
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